Legal Opinion
Landon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 30, 1952No. 22285_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The United States of America here appeals from a judgment against it obtained by the plaintiff under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), formerly 28 U.S.C.A. § 931(a), for the personal injuries he sustained as a result of being struck by a truck owned and operated by the Post Office Department of the Government. Defendant’s main attack *130is' on tiie veracity of the plaintiff and his chief witness in their account of the way the accident occurred. While their credibility was under serious fire, they in turn launched a similar attack on the truck driver and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Swift & Co. v. Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Korte v. New York, N. H. & H. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Drinkwater v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Donald Feeley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Chapman v. BrownDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1961
- Andrew Terrasi v. South Atlantic Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- D'Ambra v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1973
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